And now for the little things....

All right, now for the details I didn't cover yesterday.


First, the inside of the kirtle can be seen here.


This is the kirtle–inside out. It's fully lined, bodice and skirt, which makes it strong and easy to care for–nothing's going to fray.


And here is the lacing.


Here's the lacing detail. I sewed two rows of ribbon down each side of the opening instead of using eyes, as I was going again with the "nearly free" theme. The green row was put on first, but it didn't take the stress well, so I added the pink ribbon after I took out the boning. It works quite well.



This is the napkin pouch I described in the first post:





It doesn't close up like I thought it would–lining the napkin made it bulky. But it works well enough; it will attach to my belt if I need it to and it will hold plenty of food. Since I'm bringing breakfast to a couple of friends on Saturday, I'll definitely need it.



Here's a side view of the snood. I was right about the pattern being hidden...for the most part.



And here are some pouches and the belt I made. The furry pouch was a last-minute idea and needs some finishing touches. What, I'm not quite sure. The water-bottle flask looks much better, now that I've sewn up the seams. Hurrah for leather needles made for sewing machines!